Re: [Octal-dev] text format for param?

[nicolas . leveille]

Quoting Dave O'Toole <address@hidden>:

> address@hidden wrote:
> >
> > on this particular point:
> >
> > Trackers have almost always used the hexadecimal convention in the
> interface.
> > This had the advantage of being able to stick more numbers in a few
> columns.
> > Some trackers have the possibility to switch hexadecimal to decimal
> for example
> > in row numbers. Anyway tracking is a kind of sound/music hacking so I
> think
> > nobody was ever bothered by that.
> 
> Buzz uses decimal for row numbers. This is ok because there's only going
> to be one such column at a time, so the extra digit(s) don't hurt much.
> However for consistency it might be better to use hex. Not totally sure.

anyway this last part is a cosmetic detail which can be I think fixed easily 
once the interface is up and coded. 

-Nicolas Léveillé (Knos)